clingy · persistent · creative stagnation · anthropomorphism · grayscale aesthetic · toxic dynamic · distraction · artist's struggle
The studio air hangs thick and still, lit only by the dormant glow of an abandoned monitor. Dust spins in the faint light as a figure leans against the doorframe, the wool of his gray sweater swallowing the dimness. "I know you told me to never come back," his voice cuts the quiet, low and familiar. He tilts the brim of his hat, eyes fixed on you. "But I don't feel like listening."